HC Deb 14 November 1985 vol 86 c281W
Mrs. Ann Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what procedure is currently utilised by his Department to monitor and arrange for the payment of special fees for doctors who prescribe contraceptive drugs or devices.

Mr. Hayhoe

Family practitioner committees are responsible for checking general medical practitioners' claims for contraceptive services fees an for making payments in accordance with the provisions in the general medical practitioners' statement of fees and allowances. The prescribing of contraceptive substances would not necessarily be appropriate in all cases.

Electorate 1980–85 Growth
Non-Metropolitan County-District (ranked by percentage growth) 1980 Register 1985 Register Increase in Electorate Percentage increase
Milton Keynes 79,816 103,938 24,122 30.2
Wokingham 79,123 95,014 15,891 20.1
Crawley 55,595 64,681 9,086 16.3
Bracknell 55,515 64,166 8,651 15.6
Thamesdown 104,509 119,293 14,784 14.1
Redditch 44,904 51,189 6,285 14.0
Wimborne 53,440 60,344 6,904 12.9
Basingstoke and Deane 90,810 102,286 11,476 12.6
Peterborough 91,655 103,064 11,409 12.4
East Hampshire 64,452 72,087 7,635 11.8
Eastleigh 67,598 75,579 7,981 11.8
Huntingdon 82,478 92,156 9,678 11.7
Northampton 112,203 125,244 13,041 11.6
Tamworth 42,597 47,477 4,880 11.5
Cherwell 71,778 79,881 8,103 11.3
Chelmsford 100,762 111,874 11,112 11.0
Hart 52,038 57,755 5,717 11.0